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Category: 90’s

The Homeboy Project was a hip-hop\R&B group from the ’90s that consisted of Jay Fitzgerald, Jay Strong & Vincent Morris.In 1991, they released their only album “Brother” on Polydor Records. It’s unknown how or if the album made the charts at all.The only single released from the album “Do Your Dance” didn’t appear to make any charts at all either, but their music video was directed & written by director Spike Lee.

After that, it seems as the Homeboy Project has faded into obscurity. It’s unknown what the members of the group are currently up to.

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Loose Ends are a British R&B band from London, England that originally consisted of founder & keyboardist Steve Nichol, singer Jane Eugene and guitarist Carl McIntosh.

The band was founded by Steve after leaving the London Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he got extensive classical music training. Originally called Loose End, they signed a record deal with Virgin Records in 1981.

Between 1982 and 1983, the band released three singles “In the Sky,” “We’ve Arrived” and “Don’t Hold Back Your Love”, but neither of them made the charts. By 1983, they changed their name to Loose Ends and signed a U.S. record deal with MCA Records in 1984.
In February of that same year, Loose Ends released the first single from their upcoming debut album “Tell Me What You Want” which peaked at #74 on the U.K. Singles chart. In the U.S., the song managed to peak at #29 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play Singles chart.
Their follow-up single “Emergency (Dial 999)” peaked at #41 on the U.K. Singles chart.In May of 1984, Loose Ends released their debut album “A Little Spice” which peaked at #46 on the U.K. Albums chart. In the U.S., it peaked at #46 on the Billboard 200 and #9 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
Their third single from the album “Choose Me (Rescue Me)” peaked at #59 on the U.K. Singles chart, #25 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play Singles chart and #47 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks.
The last single from the album “Hangin’ on a String (Contemplating)” became a hit for Loose Ends, peaking at #13 on the U.K. Singles chart, #43 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart for a week in July of 1985 (making them the first British band to top the Billboard R&B charts) & stayed on the chart for 21 weeks.

In 1992, a remixed version of the song peaked at #25 on the U.K. Singles chart.In August of 1985, Loose Ends released their sophomore album “So Where Are You?” which peaked at #13 on the U.K. Albums chart and #33 on the album charts in New Zealand. The album features their hit single “Hangin’ on a String (Contemplating)” [which appeared on the U.S. version of their debut album].The lead single from the album “Magic Touch” peaked at #16 on the U.K. Singles chart. A remixed version of the song peaked at #75 in 1992.The follow-up single, a cover version of David Bowie’s song “Golden Years” peaked at #59 on the U.K. Singles chart.In May of 1986, Loose Ends released their third album “Zagora” which peaked at #59 on the Billboard 200 chart, #15 on the U.K. Albums chart and #7 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.The lead single from the album “Stay a Little While, Child” peaked at #52 on the U.K. Singles chart, #49 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play Singles chart and #18 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 14 weeks.The second single “Slow Down” topped Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart for a week in March of 1987, staying on the chart for 21 weeks. It also peaked at #27 on the U.K. Singles chart, making it the highest charting single from the album.The third single from the album “Nights of Pleasure” peaked at #42 on the U.K. Singles chart and #58 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks.The fourth single “Ooh, You Make Me Feel” peaked at #77 on the U.K. Singles chart, but didn’t appear to chart in the U.S.The last single from the album “You Can’t Stop the Rain” peaked at #32 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks, but didn’t appear to chart in the U.K.
In 1988, Loose Ends released their fourth album “The Real Chuckeeboo” which peaked at #52 on the U.K. Albums chart, #80 on the Billboard 200 chart and #16 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.The lead single from the album “Mr. Bachelor” peaked at #50 on the U.K. Singles chart and #11 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 15 weeks.The follow-up single “Watching You” flopped in the U.K., peaking at #82 on the U.K. Singles chart, but was successful in the U.S. where it peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 17 weeks.The last single from the album “Life” didn’t chart in the U.K., but managed to peak at #32 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for only 8 weeks.

Loose Ends’ fourth album would be the last album to feature all three original members of the band. By 1990, Jane Eugene and Steve Nichol left the band due to creative differences. They were replaced by musicians Linda Carriere and Sunay Suleyman.During that same year, the band released their last album to date “Look How Long” which peaked at #19 on the U.K. Albums chart, #124 on the Billboard 200 and #28 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart. It was also certified Silver by the BPI in the U.K.The lead single from the album “Don’t Be a Fool” peaked at #13 on the U.K. Singles chart and #10 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 18 weeks. It also peaked at #50 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play Singles chart.The follow-up single “Love’s Got Me” peaked at #40 on the U.K. Singles chart and #76 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for only 9 weeks.The third single “Cheap Talk” flopped on the charts, peaking at #92 on the U.K. Singles chart, but faired better in the U.S. where it peaked at #28 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks.The last single from the album “Time is Ticking” failed to make any impact on the charts at all.After the release of their last album, Loose Ends disbanded, but in 1993, they released the single “My Way” which didn’t chart at all.

Carl McIntosh went on to produce & write music for other artists such as Caron Wheeler, Ruth Joy, Danny Madden, Lavine Hudson, Rakim, Beverley Knight and Pete Rock (whom the band reunited & appeared on his single “Take Your Time” in 1998).

In 2006, the original band line-up reunited in Los Angeles & Atlanta and since then, the band has been performing stateside under the name “Loose Ends, featuring Jane Eugene” with Steve Nichols making periodic guest appearances.

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Yvonne Gage (born on December 20, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois) is an R&B singer who has been active in the music business since 1978.

When she was 14 years old, she became a member of a local R&B group called the Soulettes. After being introduced to producer Don Burnside, Yvonne was signed as his artist and she began touring as a back-up singer for funk artist Captain Sky.
After returning to Chicago, Yvonne signed a record deal with Atlantic Records where she released her first single “Garden of Eve” in 1981 which peaked at #36 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play Singles chart and was quite success in Europe.

After the release of her first single, Yvonne was asked by rock band Ministry to tour as a featured singer. After that, she lent her voice for radio & commercial jingles.In 1984, she released her debut album “Virginity” on the Chycago International Music (or C.I.M.) record label.The first single from the album “Love’s Gonna Pay You Back” failed to make any impact on the charts at all.The second single from the album “Doin’ It in a Haunted House” faired better, peaking at #45 on the U.K. Singles chart and #78 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, staying on the chart for only 5 weeks.The last single from the album, the title song didn’t appear to make any impact on the charts at all.During that same year, Yvonne released the single “Lover of My Dreams” which managed to peak at #79 on the U.K. Singles chart. Throughout the ’90s and ‘2000s, Yvonne continued to release music in between touring, recording, writing music and performing in musical theatre.In 2005, she released her self-titled album on the Reigning Records label, but the album is available on CD Baby.

These days, Yvonne’s career continues to be active and she has worked with various artists such as Celine Dion, Susan Boyle, Seal, Michael McDonald, Janelle Monae, Ashford & Simpson, Patti Austin, Madonna and David Foster.

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Andrew Logan (real name Andrew J. Kraus) is a former pop\R&B singer from the early ’90s.In 1992, he released his debut album “Show Me Your Heart” on Motown Records. It’s unknown how or if the album made the charts at all.

Two singles from the album “Love Can Be Enough” and “Living in a World” were released, but like their album, it’s unknown how or if the singles charted at all.

After his solo music career, Andrew moved on to songwriting, writing songs for artists such as Nobody’s Angel, Dakota Moon, John Lone, Laura Pausini and Raul Midon.

These days, Andrew continues to be active in the entertainment business as a director, directing music videos, tours and commercials for artists such as Toni Braxton, Fall Out Boy, Jessie J, Weezer, Lea Michele and many more.

He is also the artistic & tour director for the Verizon Wireless tour “How Sweet the Sound” which is the search for the best church choir in America and is the creative director for gospel music duo Mary Mary.

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Sinclair (born Mike Sinclair from West London, England) is a male R&B singer from the ’90s. When he was 14 years old, he appeared on stage in school with a reggae band called The Administrators. He would later sign a record deal with Dome Records.In 1992, he released his debut single “I Want You Back” which didn’t appear to chart at all.In 1993, Sinclair scored a hit with his follow-up single “Ain’t No Casanova” which peaked at #28 on the U.K. Singles chart (making it his highest chart appearance to date).In 1994, he released his debut album “I Want You Back” which didn’t appear to chart at all.Sinclair’s third single “(I Wanna Know) Why” didn’t match the success of his previous single, peaking at #58 on the U.K. Singles chart.His last charting single to date “Don’t Lie” peaked at #70 on the U.K. Singles chart.

After that, Sinclair decided to take some time off from the music business and worked in Asia for the next couple of years. He later returned to the music scene, working with different artists and producing & remixing music.

As of 2011, Sinclair was working on a new EP, but as of 2017, nothing much has been heard about the project and it’s unknown what the current status of it currently is.

To see Sinclair’s Reverbnation page, go to:

To see a fan-made video for “I Want You Back,” go to:

To see the music video for “Ain’t No Casanova,” go to:

To see the music video for “(I Wanna Know) Why,” go to:

To see the music video for “Don’t Lie,” go to:

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Karen Kenny was an R&B\hip-hop singer from the ’90s. Not much information is given about her, but she was signed to Fairplay Records.In 1996, she released her only album to date “Crazy Love.” It’s unknown how or if the album attracted any attention or made any impact on the charts.The title song was released as a single, but didn’t appear to chart. After that, it seems as if Karen has faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been heard from her since the ’90s.

To see a fan-made video for “Crazy Love,” go to:

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Four Keeps is a hip-hop female quartet from the ’90s. Not much information is given about them, but they were signed to Showtime Records.In 1994, they released their only single to date “Give It To Me” which did not appear to chart at all on the Billboard charts, but a music video was made for the track.

After that, it seems as 4 Keeps has faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been heard from them since the ’90s.

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Mellow J (from Miami, Florida) was a male hip-hop rapper from the early’ 90s. Not much information is given about him, but he released singles on the Amran, Backstage and Convertible Records labels.In 1991, Mellow J released the single “The Real White Boy From Miami” on Amran Records which featured four songs. It’s unknown how or if the single made any impact at all.
In 1993, he released his second single “Shake Raddle Roll” on Backstage Records. Like his previous single, it’s unknown how or if it made any impact too.His last single “Freak Me Baby” (also released in 1993) also flopped and after that, it seems as if Mellow J has faded into obscurity. It’s unknown what he’s currently up to these days.

To see a fan-made video for “It’s About Time” (from “The Real White Boy From Miami” single), go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Break It On Down” (from “The Real White Boy From Miami” single), go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Freak Me Baby,” go to:

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Brain Damage was a male hip-hop artist from the early ’90s. Not much information is given about him, but he was signed to the Hot Records Label.In 1990, he released his only album to date “6AM.” It’s unknown how or if the album charted at all.The only single released from the album was “Gimmie That Thang\Africa From the Zulu Nation” which didn’t appear to chart at all.After that, nothing much was heard from Brain Damage until 1998 when he released the single “Ohh Baby Baby” on BackStage Records which also didn’t appear to make any impact on the music charts at all.

After that, it appears as if Brain Damage has faded into obscurity. It’s unknown what he’s currently up to these days.